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The QC, Vol. 90, No. 11 • November 13, 2003

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The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
GOTFIVE CENTS?
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place togo* Arts&Entertainment, Page 12
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Issue 1 1 - Volume 90
WOMEN'S SOCCER LOSES
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round oftheDivisionlU playoff 'Sports, Page 16
Web. Whittier.Edu/QC
Woman
assaulted
Tammy Marashlian
QC Assistant News Editor
On the evening of Thursday,
Nov. 6, a female student was
alledgedly accosted on the south
side of Stauffer Hall near the handicap ramp. According to the crime
alert, the suspect reportedly came
up behind the woman, forced her
against the railing and grabbed her
breast while holding a knife in front
of the woman's face. The suspect
then alledgedly reached down and
grabbed the woman under her skirt
and fled in the direction of westbound Philadelphia from Haverhill
Lot. The woman was not harmed
and the suspect is described as a
white male, approximately 5' 10"
to 6' 0" with a thin build and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.
"We are looking to see if anyone in the south side saw anything,"
said Assistant Chief of Campus
Safety John Lewis. "The suspect
may have been seen elsewhere."
Lewis continued, "We are looking
for a description, location or direction of travel of anyone suspicious."
Even though the investigation is
ongoing, Lewis said, "We are inclined to believe it's a student who
is the suspect, based on what was
said by the suspect to the woman."
The Whittier Police Department
has been notified of the sexual battery. On campus, "There have been
the flyers posted with extra patrol.
The student officers have been notified and their focus is on being
visible," said Lewis.
"I'm glad to see a heightened
awareness of what has happened.
I've been seeing a lot of the green
flyers around campus," said sophomore Gretchen Klein. In addition,
flyers are also being posted in residence halls. "This doesn't happen
very often. We don' t put cri me alerts
out a lot," said Lewis.
"They need better lighting
around residence halls. And maintenance needs to regulate the doors,"
said sophomore Natalie Medellin.
"Generally, I feel safe walking
around the lower campus at night
because Campus Safety has more
of a presence down there. It surprises me that a sexual assault occurred
in such a high-traffic area," explained sophomore Lindsey Buck.
Until the suspect is caught, "the
community is the best eyes and ears
out there," said Lewis.
PAUL GALLAHER / QC STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Whittier College President Katherine Will, surrounded by trustees, cuts the ribbon at the
dedication of the Rose Hills Foundation Center for Library and Information Resources on
Thursday night, Nov. 6. The new center was expanded by 35,000 square feet after 18 months
of construction, almost doubling its previous size. The building is named after the Rose Hills
Foundation, which gave the largest single fiscal donation toward the project.
Pres. candidates meet again
Junior A.S.W.C. presidential
candidates Robert Ortega, Sunil
Hira and Jessica Robledo, who
phoned in while studying in Spain,
debated each other in the Lautrup-
Ball Cinema at 7 p.m. on Wednes-
day,Nov. 12.This was notthe first
time the candidates had debated
one another as all three ran for
freshman class council president
in Sept. 2001, with Hira emerging
as winner.
Candidates answered questions from a panel, which consisted of first-year students Ricky
Cardenas and Kelsey Marie, and
senior Nick Jebejian, the audience
and other candidates during the
90-minute debate. Current
A.S.W.C. president semior Zach
Winters mediated the debate.
During the debate, candidates
were allowed to pose one question
to one other candidate. Hira asked
Ortegaabout his accomplishments
thus far as a member-at-large.
Ortega said, "Me and my supporting members-at-large have worked
on many things, such as supporting our championship lacrosse
team and buying benches for the
campus."During his rebuttal, Hira
said, "While I appreciate all that
Brycie Jones
QC News Co-Editor
has been done, when I talked to other
members-at-large, they said there
have been issues in cooperation and
in who goes and actually undertakes
these projects."
Robledo also posed her question
to Ortega, asking what one economically feasible change he would make
as A.S.W.C. president. Ortega said
he would like to sponsor printing
cards for students to use so that they
would not have to pay to print or
make copies in the library. Robledo
replied that she thinks that is a good
idea and "hopes that whoever is president can work on that."
Ortega directed his question to
Hira: "While I think there is a lot of
Poet passion on campus, a lot of people say there is apathy on campus.
What do you plan to do about that?"
Hira disagreed with the statement
that there is a lot of "Poet passion"
and said that he wanted to make sure
people knew what was happening on
campus. "Six [events on campus] happen everyday, people, you just don't
know it," Hira said.
Jebejian asked candidates if they
had any plans for making alcohol
available in The Club for events such
as Erotic City. Robledo responded by
saying she would work with the ad
ministration and Director of Student Activities Barny Peake to see
what alcohol policy would work
best on campus. "If [COR] allocated money to provide alcohol,
we need to make sure it would be
benefiting a majority of people, or
at least that a majority of people on
campus agreed with that allocation," Robledo added.
Hira stated/Trouble occurs
when people want to go to a four-
hour campus event and have a
good time." Hira said he believes
that providing alcohol at these
events would reduce the misuse of
alcohol on campus. Ortega stated
that he is currently working on a
COR amendment that would allow this.
Cardenas asked the candidates
how they "would encourage an
intellectual atmosphere out of the
classroom." Robledo and Ortega
both praised the faculty and said
they would encourage students to
attend more Faculty Master events
and make use of what they had.
Hira said, "We first need to
ask ourselves one important question: since we are a third-tier aca-
see DEB A TES, page 6
Professors
retiring
Laia Levine-Wilens
QC Staff Writer
Professor of History Dick Archer has been at Whittier College
longer than many of the students
have been alive, and at the end of
the 2003-2004 school year, after 29
years at Whittier, he will retire. Professor of Biology Warren Hanson is
also retiring. "For me, it will be
more a shift of emphasis rather than
a retirement," said Archer.
Before coming to the College in
1975, Archer worked at Central
Michigan University for seven
years, both as an associate professor of history and as director of the
University Honors Program. Here
at Whittier, he has held the positions of associate academic dean,
director of the Whittier Scholars
Program and dean of college life.
He was also a Faculty Master in
1990, the first of the program. "The
best part of Whittier College is the
people. It is a privilege to work with
and build friendships with students
and faculty. I also deeply appreciate the opportunity Whittier provides for educational innovation,"
said Archer.
During his retirement, Archer
plans to continue as a historian,
continue to work occasionally for
the National Center for History in
the Schools and finish his partially-
completed book, A Study of Boston
under British Occupation. "Nonetheless, I hope to have more time for
travel, playing the piano, gardening, and enjoying family and
friends," Archer said.
When asked if there is any advice he would offer for Whittier
College students or professors, Archer had this to say: "My advice is
for students and faculty to be vigilant against academic outsourcing.
There currently is a trend at colleges and universities to cut back on
full-time, tenure-track faculty and
to use graduate students and adjuncts as replacements, the educational equivalent of sending jobs
overseas... my advice and hope is
that Whittier will guard against that
trend."
"I wish Dick a very fulfilling
retirement," Professor of English
William Geiger said.
Hanson is also retiring after this
year. Hanson has taught at the Col-
see HANSON, page 6

The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
GOTFIVE CENTS?
Ifyou are bored and poor, we think Nickel! Nickel! is the
place togo* Arts&Entertainment, Page 12
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Issue 1 1 - Volume 90
WOMEN'S SOCCER LOSES
ThePoetslose3-1 toChapmanUniversiryinthefirst
round oftheDivisionlU playoff 'Sports, Page 16
Web. Whittier.Edu/QC
Woman
assaulted
Tammy Marashlian
QC Assistant News Editor
On the evening of Thursday,
Nov. 6, a female student was
alledgedly accosted on the south
side of Stauffer Hall near the handicap ramp. According to the crime
alert, the suspect reportedly came
up behind the woman, forced her
against the railing and grabbed her
breast while holding a knife in front
of the woman's face. The suspect
then alledgedly reached down and
grabbed the woman under her skirt
and fled in the direction of westbound Philadelphia from Haverhill
Lot. The woman was not harmed
and the suspect is described as a
white male, approximately 5' 10"
to 6' 0" with a thin build and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.
"We are looking to see if anyone in the south side saw anything,"
said Assistant Chief of Campus
Safety John Lewis. "The suspect
may have been seen elsewhere."
Lewis continued, "We are looking
for a description, location or direction of travel of anyone suspicious."
Even though the investigation is
ongoing, Lewis said, "We are inclined to believe it's a student who
is the suspect, based on what was
said by the suspect to the woman."
The Whittier Police Department
has been notified of the sexual battery. On campus, "There have been
the flyers posted with extra patrol.
The student officers have been notified and their focus is on being
visible," said Lewis.
"I'm glad to see a heightened
awareness of what has happened.
I've been seeing a lot of the green
flyers around campus," said sophomore Gretchen Klein. In addition,
flyers are also being posted in residence halls. "This doesn't happen
very often. We don' t put cri me alerts
out a lot," said Lewis.
"They need better lighting
around residence halls. And maintenance needs to regulate the doors,"
said sophomore Natalie Medellin.
"Generally, I feel safe walking
around the lower campus at night
because Campus Safety has more
of a presence down there. It surprises me that a sexual assault occurred
in such a high-traffic area," explained sophomore Lindsey Buck.
Until the suspect is caught, "the
community is the best eyes and ears
out there," said Lewis.
PAUL GALLAHER / QC STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Whittier College President Katherine Will, surrounded by trustees, cuts the ribbon at the
dedication of the Rose Hills Foundation Center for Library and Information Resources on
Thursday night, Nov. 6. The new center was expanded by 35,000 square feet after 18 months
of construction, almost doubling its previous size. The building is named after the Rose Hills
Foundation, which gave the largest single fiscal donation toward the project.
Pres. candidates meet again
Junior A.S.W.C. presidential
candidates Robert Ortega, Sunil
Hira and Jessica Robledo, who
phoned in while studying in Spain,
debated each other in the Lautrup-
Ball Cinema at 7 p.m. on Wednes-
day,Nov. 12.This was notthe first
time the candidates had debated
one another as all three ran for
freshman class council president
in Sept. 2001, with Hira emerging
as winner.
Candidates answered questions from a panel, which consisted of first-year students Ricky
Cardenas and Kelsey Marie, and
senior Nick Jebejian, the audience
and other candidates during the
90-minute debate. Current
A.S.W.C. president semior Zach
Winters mediated the debate.
During the debate, candidates
were allowed to pose one question
to one other candidate. Hira asked
Ortegaabout his accomplishments
thus far as a member-at-large.
Ortega said, "Me and my supporting members-at-large have worked
on many things, such as supporting our championship lacrosse
team and buying benches for the
campus."During his rebuttal, Hira
said, "While I appreciate all that
Brycie Jones
QC News Co-Editor
has been done, when I talked to other
members-at-large, they said there
have been issues in cooperation and
in who goes and actually undertakes
these projects."
Robledo also posed her question
to Ortega, asking what one economically feasible change he would make
as A.S.W.C. president. Ortega said
he would like to sponsor printing
cards for students to use so that they
would not have to pay to print or
make copies in the library. Robledo
replied that she thinks that is a good
idea and "hopes that whoever is president can work on that."
Ortega directed his question to
Hira: "While I think there is a lot of
Poet passion on campus, a lot of people say there is apathy on campus.
What do you plan to do about that?"
Hira disagreed with the statement
that there is a lot of "Poet passion"
and said that he wanted to make sure
people knew what was happening on
campus. "Six [events on campus] happen everyday, people, you just don't
know it," Hira said.
Jebejian asked candidates if they
had any plans for making alcohol
available in The Club for events such
as Erotic City. Robledo responded by
saying she would work with the ad
ministration and Director of Student Activities Barny Peake to see
what alcohol policy would work
best on campus. "If [COR] allocated money to provide alcohol,
we need to make sure it would be
benefiting a majority of people, or
at least that a majority of people on
campus agreed with that allocation," Robledo added.
Hira stated/Trouble occurs
when people want to go to a four-
hour campus event and have a
good time." Hira said he believes
that providing alcohol at these
events would reduce the misuse of
alcohol on campus. Ortega stated
that he is currently working on a
COR amendment that would allow this.
Cardenas asked the candidates
how they "would encourage an
intellectual atmosphere out of the
classroom." Robledo and Ortega
both praised the faculty and said
they would encourage students to
attend more Faculty Master events
and make use of what they had.
Hira said, "We first need to
ask ourselves one important question: since we are a third-tier aca-
see DEB A TES, page 6
Professors
retiring
Laia Levine-Wilens
QC Staff Writer
Professor of History Dick Archer has been at Whittier College
longer than many of the students
have been alive, and at the end of
the 2003-2004 school year, after 29
years at Whittier, he will retire. Professor of Biology Warren Hanson is
also retiring. "For me, it will be
more a shift of emphasis rather than
a retirement," said Archer.
Before coming to the College in
1975, Archer worked at Central
Michigan University for seven
years, both as an associate professor of history and as director of the
University Honors Program. Here
at Whittier, he has held the positions of associate academic dean,
director of the Whittier Scholars
Program and dean of college life.
He was also a Faculty Master in
1990, the first of the program. "The
best part of Whittier College is the
people. It is a privilege to work with
and build friendships with students
and faculty. I also deeply appreciate the opportunity Whittier provides for educational innovation,"
said Archer.
During his retirement, Archer
plans to continue as a historian,
continue to work occasionally for
the National Center for History in
the Schools and finish his partially-
completed book, A Study of Boston
under British Occupation. "Nonetheless, I hope to have more time for
travel, playing the piano, gardening, and enjoying family and
friends," Archer said.
When asked if there is any advice he would offer for Whittier
College students or professors, Archer had this to say: "My advice is
for students and faculty to be vigilant against academic outsourcing.
There currently is a trend at colleges and universities to cut back on
full-time, tenure-track faculty and
to use graduate students and adjuncts as replacements, the educational equivalent of sending jobs
overseas... my advice and hope is
that Whittier will guard against that
trend."
"I wish Dick a very fulfilling
retirement," Professor of English
William Geiger said.
Hanson is also retiring after this
year. Hanson has taught at the Col-
see HANSON, page 6